The birth of folk paper-cutting culture in Luliang, Zhongyang
The Luliang area to which Zhongyang County belongs belongs to the Loess Plateau area and is also one of the birthplaces of Chinese national culture. The construction of Luliang area can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, ancestors have lived and thrived on this ancient land until today. However, due to the remote geographical location of Luliang, outsiders rarely know about this place except for war needs and border guarding. In the course of thousands of years of development, the Luliang Mountain Area has formed a traditional production and lifestyle of self-sufficiency, self-production and self-marketing, which has given it great cohesion and thus enhanced the independence of this region. Over thousands of years, the people who grew up on this land have roughly the same economic methods, transportation methods, living styles, eating habits and other customs, and even their languages ????are basically the same. These commonalities in many aspects have enhanced its independence and gradually integrated into its own cultural form. This cultural form is a comprehensive cultural form, thus creating an inclusive and unique cultural form. The culture of Luliang Mountain area. The folk paper-cutting culture of Zhongyang was developed based on the culture of Luliang Mountain area.
Lüliang has barren loess and harsh environment, but it eventually became the birthplace of excellent human culture and the red holy land of the Chinese revolution. A foreign reporter once expressed this emotion after visiting Luliang: It is a miracle that human beings can survive in such a harsh environment, but in the face of the unique splendid culture of Luliang, especially the ingenious folk paper-cutting, this should be A miracle of miracles. Luliang paper-cutting originated from clothing and clothing production, and was developed on the basis of early clothing cutting and rag processing
With the invention of papermaking technology and the continuous development of production technology, folk paper-cutting has gradually transitioned from clothing cutting to an independent and new art form, and more and more varieties of paper-cutting have been produced. Folk paper-cutting is mainly to create a cultural atmosphere and festive atmosphere, which is also a mainstream of Luliang folk paper-cutting. During every New Year and festival, the inside and outside of the kiln are always decorated with colorful folk paper-cuts. The windows of the cave are a platform for displaying the good craftsmanship of the girls and daughters-in-law of the family. There is a saying in the folk proverb of Luliang that "it takes skill to give birth to a girl, and pomegranates and peonies are born in a hurry". In other words, the main criterion for womens manual dexterity is to seeCan she create paper-cuts independently, and be able to make paper-cuts without following conventions? However, there are only a few who can really meet the standard of "smart woman".
After the reform and opening up, Luliang folk paper-cut window grilles gradually came out of the mountains with the continuous development of economy and culture, and became an indispensable decoration in peoples festive festivals. Nowadays, no matter who is getting married or getting married, there are always a few big red happy words posted all over the house, creating an atmosphere of happiness, joy and reunion. Yes, art knows no language, no region, no national boundaries. Let us hope that in the near future, the beautiful paper-cutting art of northern Shaanxi will go abroad and become the most dazzling national culture.
The Luliang people have stood majestically on this ancient and magical land for generations, facing the loess and turning their backs to the sky. They want to show their survival and value, express their emotions, fight against nature, and be the guardian of life. shout. In this authentic life activity, along with the vicissitudes of the world, a unique loess style culture gradually accumulated and formed, forming a splendid landscape. Sometimes the wind is majestic, sometimes high and wild; some are simple and simple, some are fresh and elegant; some are speaking, singing, dancing, or performing arts; some are rich, simple and rich in loess flavor in literary creation; some are rich in calligraphy and painting. There are honest and powerful, calm and joyful and unrestrained writing; there are folk handicrafts with exquisite workmanship, implicit meaning and uniqueness; there are flavored foods with fine workmanship, rich nutrition and physical fitness; all of them are based on the situation and the needs of the people. It contains the essence of traditional culture. Coupled with the steady, honest and simple folk customs, self-esteem, strength and bold temperament of the Luliang people, they comprehensively form the ancient and young, magnificent and rich Luliang Mountain Culture.
